diff --git a/lib/aliases.zsh b/lib/aliases.zsh
index b47de5bde..8c510e0ef 100644
--- a/lib/aliases.zsh
+++ b/lib/aliases.zsh
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ alias history='fc -l 1'
 
 # List direcory contents
 alias lsa='ls -lah'
-alias l='ls -la'
+alias l='ls -lA1'
 alias ll='ls -l'
+alias la='ls -lA'
 alias sl=ls # often screw this up
 
 alias afind='ack-grep -il'
diff --git a/lib/directories.zsh b/lib/directories.zsh
index bb114f615..7f74d924f 100644
--- a/lib/directories.zsh
+++ b/lib/directories.zsh
@@ -37,8 +37,3 @@ cd () {
 alias md='mkdir -p'
 alias rd=rmdir
 alias d='dirs -v'
-
-# mkdir & cd to it
-function mcd() { 
-  mkdir -p "$1" && cd "$1"; 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/git.zsh b/lib/git.zsh
index ce4de5598..a5a7d2e84 100644
--- a/lib/git.zsh
+++ b/lib/git.zsh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ function git_prompt_info() {
 }
 
 # Checks if working tree is dirty
-parse_git_dirty() {
+function parse_git_dirty() {
   if [[ -n $(git status -s 2> /dev/null) ]]; then
     echo "$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_DIRTY"
   else
@@ -15,11 +15,17 @@ parse_git_dirty() {
 
 # Checks if there are commits ahead from remote
 function git_prompt_ahead() {
-  if $(echo "$(git log origin/$(current_branch)..HEAD 2> /dev/null)" | grep '^commit' &> /dev/null); then
+  if $(echo "$(git log $(git_current_remote)/$(current_branch)..HEAD 2> /dev/null)" | grep '^commit' &> /dev/null); then
     echo "$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_AHEAD"
   fi
 }
 
+function git_prompt_behind() {
+  if $(echo "$(git log HEAD..$(git_current_remote)/$(current_branch) 2> /dev/null)" | grep '^commit' &> /dev/null); then
+    echo "$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_BEHIND"
+  fi
+}
+
 # Formats prompt string for current git commit short SHA
 function git_prompt_short_sha() {
   SHA=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD 2> /dev/null) && echo "$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_SHA_BEFORE$SHA$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_SHA_AFTER"
@@ -31,7 +37,7 @@ function git_prompt_long_sha() {
 }
 
 # Get the status of the working tree
-git_prompt_status() {
+function git_prompt_status() {
   INDEX=$(git status --porcelain 2> /dev/null)
   STATUS=""
   if $(echo "$INDEX" | grep '^?? ' &> /dev/null); then
@@ -60,3 +66,12 @@ git_prompt_status() {
   fi
   echo $STATUS
 }
+
+function git_current_remote() {
+  remote=$(git config --get "branch.$(current_branch).remote")
+  if [ -z "$remote" ]; then
+    echo 'origin'
+  else
+    echo "$remote"
+  fi
+}